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Background on equity and inclusion
 
Report: The Nature Conservancy - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Find stories and learnings from across the globe featuring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice projects and reflections. From The Nature Conservancy.
Webinar: Environmental Justice - Lessons from History and a Look to the Future
 
Webinar: Environmental Justice - Climate Impacts, Adaptation, and Resilience
 
Video: Standing with Black Farmers
Short video interviewing Black farmers about experiences and challenges they faced due to racial discrimination.
Map: Native Lands
An online mapping tool that visualizes the historic lands of indigenous and native peoples around the world.
Report: Supporting Native Ecological Stewardship and Land Protection
This report from the First Nations Development Institute shares outcomes and activities associated with Native American ecological stewardship and protection of Native lands. It also identifies issues and key takeaways affecting Native communities’ natural resource management and protection.
Podcast: The Land of Our Fathers, Part II
40-minute podcast that explores how prejudice and racism shaped agricultural loan programs in the U.S. and how it affects Black farmers today. June and Angie Provost, who trace their family line to the enslaved workers on Louisiana’s sugar-cane plantations, know this story well.
Podcast: The Land of Our Fathers, Part I
More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of Black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession. This 30-minute podcast explores how policies and practices have shaped Black farming and land ownership.
Article: Racial Equity in the Farm Bill
Article describing the barriers for farmers of color as related to the Farm Bill and other policies
How to work with communities
 
How to work with communities
Resources on how to work effectively and respectfully with diverse communities, from initial outreach and communication to ongoing engagement and partnership. This is especially relevant when working with communities that have different backgrounds, identities, and experiences than the conservation professional.
Guide: Making Equity Real in Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience Policies and Programs
A Guidebook from the Greenlining Insitute, a nonprofit founded in 1993, that works to create a nation where communities of color thrive and race is never a barrier to economic opportunity. To prioritize the climate adaptation and community resilience needs of frontline communities and address the historical neglect they have experienced, we must move beyond embracing equity to making it real. This requires centering community needs and building social equity into the very fabric of policies and grant programs that focus on climate adaptation and resilience. To get there, this Guidebook offers policymakers a blueprint on how to operationalize equity in policies and grant programs
Webinar: Environmental Justice - Research and Community Partnerships
 
Video: Environmental Justice is About Engaging with Communities on a Personal Level
Short video with Edith Pestana. Part of a series from the EPA featuring federal and local government officials, non-profit leaders, and students, who tell stories about the lessons they have learned over their time working on environmental justice.
Guide: The Spectrum of Public Participation
The Spectrum of Public Participation was created by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)—an international professional organization that works to advance the practice of public participation globally. The Spectrum is a useful tool for professionals to consider opportunities to improve and deepen public participation and engagement.
Training
Training resources to educate and equip conservation practitioners with skills to work thoughtfully and responsively with diverse communities in the landscape
Resources
Resources to support practitioners and community members learn more about equity and inclusion in the context of working lands and conservation
Community Hub
Spaces where practitioners and communities can collaborate together on working land and conservation efforts while centering equity and inclusion
Tribal and Community Based Organizations
Explore a list of community-based organizations that lead work with and for diverse and historically underserved communities and Tribal groups that work with and for sovereign Tribal Nations.